BEAM - CTW2 - Spring 2018
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The document outlines strategies for researching and evaluating sources, emphasizing the importance of categorizing them into background, exhibit/evidence, argument, and method. It provides examples of each type and offers guidance on where to find relevant sources, including reference databases and scholarly articles. The overall goal is to assist students in effectively utilizing their research for assignments.
BEAM - CTW2 - Spring 2018
- 1. BEAMing Your Research Shannon Kealey Santa Clara University Library Lesson adapted from Woodward & Ganski, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee; Engaging Ideas by John C. Bean, and Joseph Bizup, Boston University. Image citation: Spacetime by Alan Chan is licensed under CC BY 2.0. Source: Flickr creative commons
- 2. Objectives • Plan & execute a search strategy • Evaluate sources for relevance & purpose • Discuss potential value of sources • Select sources for purposes of your assignment
- 3. Ways of Categorizing Sources • Scholarly -------------------------- Popular • Primary --------------------------- Secondary • Good -------------------------------- Bad
- 4. Bizup’s “BEAM” • Background • Exhibit/Evidence • Argument • Method
- 5. Background “Any source, assumed to be noncontroversial, used to provide context… facts and information” Examples: • Encyclopedia articles • Historical background/facts • News anecdotes
- 6. Exhibit/Evidence Sources you analyze or use as evidence. Examples: • Data you collect (interviews, surveys, field samples) • Raw data/statistics collected by others • Statements or arguments you analyze
- 7. Argument “The conversation of critical views and relevant scholarship” related to the topic. Examples: • Scholarly articles about your topic • Scholarly articles about potential solutions to your problem
- 8. Method “References to the theories or methods the writer is employing” Examples: • Books, articles, or reports about attempted solutions to the real-world problem: these solutions can be programs, pieces of legislation, social movements, etc.
- 9. What can you do with these sources for your writing? •Provide context •Used to explore the problem or topic Background •Used to help you analyze the context and implications of your topicExhibit •Understand how your topic has been treated by others •Identify gaps in current understanding of your topic •Identify various perspectives on your topicArgument •Provides validity for your recommendations and conclusions •Provides a framework for your argumentMethod
- 10. BEAMing Your Research Conclusion = Method Sources Body= Exhibit & Argument Sources Introduction= Background Sources Topic Development= Background Sources
- 11. BEAM Your Research Topic • Use the mind map to brainstorm topics and sources for each BEAM element
- 13. Where will you find these sources? •Look for encyclopedia entries , statistics, and cultural artifacts in: •Reference sources (CREDO, Gale Virtual Reference, Wikipedia) •Newspaper & Magazine Databases (New York Times; American Newspapers Database) Background •Look for exhibit sources in: •Statistics Sources (Data-Planet, Statista, CDC, American FactFinder, Pew) •Google •Ask for help for your particular topic! Exhibit •Look for scholarly articles related to your topic in: •Academic Search Complete/OmniFile •Subject specific databasesArgument •Look for scholarly articles about methods and theories in: •Academic Search Complete/OmniFile •Subject specific databasesMethod
- 14. Find Sources • Go to the research guide for this class • Using the suggested databases, find sources for your topic • Find three different BEAM sources – one must be Peer Reviewed/Scholarly/Academic! • Complete the form • Send a copy to yourself